Susana Martinez
Susana Martinez
Susana Martinezis an American politician who is the 31st Governor of New Mexico and chairwoman of the Republican Governors Association. A Republican, Martinez was elected governor on November 2, 2010, and was sworn into office on January 1, 2011. She is the first woman to be elected governor in New Mexico, and the first Hispanic woman governor in the United States...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 July 1959
CountryUnited States of America
giving-up believe parent
My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be.
girl growing-up america
Growing up I never imagined a little girl from a border town could one day become a governor. But this is America. In America algo es possible.
dream american-dream ashamed
Success is the American Dream. And that success is not something to be ashamed of, or to demonize.
heritage known
I've known where my heritage is from all along.
government hands lunch
We talked about many issues, like welfare, is it the way of life or hand up? Talked about size of government, how much should it tax families and small businesses? And when we left that lunch, we got in the car and I looked over at Chuck and said, 'I'll be damned. we're Republicans.'